Westside Family Care and Counseling Center

Westside Family Care and Counseling Center Westside Family Care Center is a safe place to find hope and healing. Discover emotional, relational, and spiritual health.

Whether you need counseling to gain personal and relational insights, a Care Group of people with shared experiences, a Stephen Minister to provide spiritual and emotional support, or resources to help you grow, we have created our Care Ministry with you in mind. Westside counselors are licensed professional counselors who provide care from an evidence-based, faith-integrated approach. Our counsel

ors work from an attachment perspective, recognizing that healthy connections can help you move toward wholeness and healing. We strive to provide you with a safe place to process your experiences and find the freedom you

04/18/2026

Kids don't always have words for the hard things. That's the whole point of play therapy.

For children, play is their first language. A skilled therapist can meet them right there, helping them work through anxiety, grief, trauma, big transitions, and more.

We're building two dedicated play therapy rooms and a sand tray space in our new building—spaces designed from the ground up for this kind of care. Come see what's taking shape.

www.westsidefamily.care
Westside Family Church

04/15/2026

The Network 1:27 Spring Bowling Bash was everything: good people, good times, and kids just being kids.
If you're a foster or adoptive family, Network 1:27 is your crew.

Find all upcoming events at westsidefamily.care/foster-adoption

03/17/2026

Our prayer for this space.

The new Westside Family Care Center building is taking shape — and we wanted to bring you along for a look. In this video, members of our WFC leadership team walk through the space and share what's coming as we get closer to opening.

We're incredibly grateful for the community that's making this possible. This building represents something we believe in deeply — that no one should have to navigate life's hardest moments alone.

Learn More: www.westsidefamily.care

Here’s something many couples don’t realize:Keeping the peace can slowly cost you intimacy.When you:• Avoid certain topi...
02/11/2026

Here’s something many couples don’t realize:

Keeping the peace can slowly cost you intimacy.

When you:
• Avoid certain topics
• Feel defensive during feedback
• Repeat the same conflict over and over
• Stop feeling emotionally known

Your relationship isn’t “failing.”
It may simply need support.

Research shows that repair, appreciation, and emotional regulation can change the trajectory of a relationship — especially when addressed early.

We shared five signs your relationship might need help — and what to do next.

Read it. Reflect together. Start the conversation.

www.westsidefamily.care/signs

02/06/2026

Recently, our counseling team stepped inside the new Care Center building together for the very first time—hard hats, concrete floors, and all.

What stood out wasn’t just the walls going up, but the sense of purpose that filled the space. This building represents more than a physical growth; it’s a tangible commitment to walk with more individuals, couples, and families toward wholeness in our community.

Jump on the email list to follow along the journey to opening day.
www.westsidefamily.care/contact

Westside Family Church

Ever notice how your unhealed stuff shows up in every relationship?The arguments. The walls. The patterns you swore you'...
01/04/2026

Ever notice how your unhealed stuff shows up in every relationship?

The arguments. The walls. The patterns you swore you'd break but haven't.

Emotionally Healthy Relationships isn't about fixing other people—it's about healing yourself first. Because whole people build whole relationships.

Explore the powerful connection between emotional and spiritual health. Stop managing relationships. Start healing them.

📅 Tuesdays | 6:30PM | Starting Jan 13 👤 Led by Matt Schoenfeld
📍 Lenexa Campus

Register: www.westsidefamily.care/care-groups

Debt. Stress. Late-night panic about bills. That knot in your stomach every time you check your account.What if 2026 cou...
01/02/2026

Debt. Stress. Late-night panic about bills. That knot in your stomach every time you check your account.

What if 2026 could be different?

Financial Peace University isn't just another budgeting class—it's a roadmap from financial anxiety to actual peace. Learn to budget without shame, pay off debt with a plan, and finally break the cycle.

📅 Sundays | 10:45AM | Starting Jan 18 👤 Led by Ben Custer 📍 Lenexa Campus

Your wallet doesn't define you. But let's fix it anyway.
Register: www.westsidefamily.care/care-groups

12/31/2025

Life hits hard. But you don't have to face it in isolation.

Care Groups are supportive communities where real people wrestle with real struggles—and find real freedom together.
13+ Spring groups launching January 11. Find yours.

www.westsidefamily.care/care-groups

Tension doesn’t mean a relationship is failing.Sometimes it’s the very thing that helps us grow stronger together.From o...
11/23/2025

Tension doesn’t mean a relationship is failing.
Sometimes it’s the very thing that helps us grow stronger together.

From our fight/flight/freeze/fawn responses to our attachment styles, we all bring something into moments of conflict. Tension can become an opportunity—not a threat.

Just in time for holiday gatherings, check out our Tension in Togetherness article written by licensed counselor Portia King.

Head to www.westsidefamily.care/toolkit for this and more helpful articles created by the WFCC team of counselors.

11/06/2025

You’re doing your best.
It’s okay that things got messy.
You’re learning and growing through it.
You are still worthy, still loved, still needed.

If your self-talk doesn’t sound like this, you’re normal.
But it can start to.

This 3-minute self-compassion practice helps you trade criticism for kindness—one breath at a time.

Download the free guide at www.westsidefamily.care/compassion

11/04/2025

The holidays aren’t always easy. Grief, change, and life’s challenges can make this season feel heavier than joyful.

At Westside Family Care Center, our Surviving the Holidays event is designed to help you find peace, hope, and practical support—whether you’re navigating divorce, loss, or the unique challenges of foster, adoptive, and kinship parenting.

Join us for encouragement, community, and a brunch that nourishes both body and soul.
📅 Nov 16 | 11 AM | WFC Lenexa
🔗 Register: westsidefamily.care/events

👉 DivorceCare
👉 Grief Share
👉 Support for Foster, Adoptive, or Kinship Parents

Westside Family Church

For many, the holidays aren’t the most wonderful time of the year — they’re the hardest.If the season ahead feels heavy,...
10/14/2025

For many, the holidays aren’t the most wonderful time of the year — they’re the hardest.

If the season ahead feels heavy, you’re not alone. Whether you’re facing grief, divorce, or changes in your family, we invite you to a morning of comfort, connection, and hope.

Surviving the Holidays
📅 Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
📍 Westside Family Church — Room 218 & Community Room
8500 Woodsonia Dr, Lenexa KS

You’ll have a chance to join one of three groups — GriefShare, DivorceCare, or Support for Foster/Adoption/Kinship Parents — each offering practical tools and encouragement for navigating the season ahead.

👉 Register today and remember: you don’t have to walk through this time alone.
westsidefamily.church/enrichment-classes

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8500 Woodsonia Drive
Lenexa, KS
66227

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Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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